Here are the best Minecraft Shader—Complementary Unbound 5.4 settings on RTX 4080, alongside the Neoforge Beta branch.

Regarding OpenGL workloads, the RTX 4080 can easily plow through any possible shader combination. When it comes to intensive workloads such as Complementary Unbound, the 4080 can easily deliver a high-refresh-rate 4K experience at maxed-out settings. Enthusiast-grade hardware like the 4080 delivers the best experience for modded Minecraft. Below are the settings that offer a high-refresh-rate 4K gaming experience and mesmerizing visuals.
Note – Neoforge mod loader is used in this instance, coupled with Iris, Sodium, and Complementary Unbound Minecraft Shader.
Best Settings for RTX 4080 with Complementary Unbound Minecraft Shader (4K)

If you encounter performance issues, including frame drops and microstutters. Fine-tuning the General and Shader settings will help iron out such problems.
Performance Settings
Setting | Value |
Chunk Update Threads | Default |
Always Defer Chunk Updates | Enabled |
Use Block Face Culling | Enabled |
Use Fog Occlusion | Enabled |
Use Entity Culling | Enabled |
Animate Only Visible Textures | Enabled |
Use No Error Context | Enabled |
Reduce FPS when | AFK |
Quality Settings
Setting | Value |
Graphics | Fancy |
Color Space | Refer to your monitor’s colorspace |
Clouds | Fancy |
Weather | Default |
Leaves | Default |
Particles | All |
Smooth Lighting | Enabled |
Biome Blend | 2 block(s) |
Entity Distance | 100% |
Entity Shadows | Enabled |
Vignette | Enabled |
Mipmap Levels | 4x |
General Settings
Setting | Value |
Render Distance | 28 chunks |
Max Shadow Distance | 16 chunks |
Simulation Distance | 16 chunks |
Brightness | 50% (Personal Preference) |
GUI Scale | 3x (Personal Preference) |
Fullscreen | Enabled |
Fullscreen Resolution | Current |
VSync | Disabled |
Max Framerate | Uncapped |
View Bobbing | Enabled |
Attack Indicator | Crosshair |
Autosave Indicator | Enabled |
Minecraft Shader—Complementary Unbound 5.4 Running on RTX 4080

Setting | Value |
Visual Style | Unbound |
Profile | Ultra |
RP Support | Integrated PBR+ |
Real-Time Shadows | Very High |
Shadow Distance | 20 Chunks |
Light Shaft Quality | High |
Entity Shadows | OFF |
Detail Quality | High |
Cloud Quality | High |
Water Reflection Quality | Medium (max) |
Block Reflection Quality | High |
Anti-Aliasing (FXAA) | ON |
Edge Shadow (SSAO) Quality | High (max) |
Advanced Colored Lighting | 16 Chunks |
Texture Filtering | 16x |
Give the Complementary Unbound 4K shaders a try; you have the GPU horsepower to push them. You can pair some texture packs like Faithful (128x+), Patrix (256x / 512x), and Vanilla-Enhanced for an even more eye-catching experience.
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